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Date:      Mon, 22 May 2006 15:35:21 +1200
From:      Jonathan Chen <jonc@chen.org.nz>
To:        Malcolm Fitzgerald <mfitzgerald@pacific.net.au>
Cc:        "freebsd-questions @ FreeBSD. ORG" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: Video mode not supported for LCD monitor
Message-ID:  <20060522033521.GB8561@osiris.chen.org.nz>
In-Reply-To: <b0f657a6b3d4a27cd6b376c60da5c592@pacific.net.au>
References:  <b0f657a6b3d4a27cd6b376c60da5c592@pacific.net.au>

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On Mon, May 22, 2006 at 10:36:17AM +1000, Malcolm Fitzgerald wrote:
> I've just replaced my trusty CRT screen with a spunky LCD screen. After 
> the machine boots I don't see the login window. Instead I see a 
> bouncing box that says "Video Mode not Supported". How do I rectify 
> this?

Get the LCD screen's VertRefresh (Vertical Refresh Rate)
and HorizSync values from your monitor's specifications and update the
values in /etc/X11/xorg.conf.

Cheers.
-- 
Jonathan Chen <jonc@chen.org.nz>
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